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Broadcasters Appeal Royalty Ruling

Posted by michael on from the good-to-the-last-note dept.

tanveer1979 pointed out this story, but his summary of it wasn't much good. :) According to Reuters and Kurthanson.com, broadcasters (regular radio stations, not webcasters) are appealing a year-old ruling which would require them to make the same royalty payments for webcasting that webcast-only stations have to make. They're arguing that Congress intended the royalty payments to apply only to internet services which allow one to pick what music one receives - if the listener is force-fed a stream, like regular radio, Congress didn't intend for the royalty payments to apply.

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  1. Re:good luck........ by HowlinMad · · Score: 2, Funny

    Which of course means one thing...support your local independent music scene!!!

    yea, so they can get noticed, make it big, be signed to a record deal and then have their music restricted....

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  2. Re:Even the RIAA wont let this stand. . . by Warped-Reality · · Score: 1, Funny

    TRL!!! OMG carson is soooo hott... i'll buy anything he tells me too!

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  3. This post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Is protected under the Digital Millemium Act 2002.
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  4. slogan by tps12 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I propose a new anti-royalty slogan: "In 1776 we fought to rid America of royalty. Let's not bring it back." It uses the two definitions of "royalty" to add humor to the message, which is that royalties are unamerican. Thoughts?

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